grand jury

noun

: a jury that examines accusations against persons charged with crime and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges on which the accused persons are later tried

grand juror noun

Examples of grand jury in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When asked about the grand jury and why charges were not brought, the Belmont County Sheriff's Office declined to comment. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025

The same went for a 19-member grand jury, which voted unanimously against indicting Bill McArthur in his wife's killing. —Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025

He was found guilty in December of violating his duty as a government official by leaking a Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report and perjury for lying about it under oath to a grand jury investigating the source of the leak. —Grace Hase, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025

Prosecutors are now preparing the case to present it to a grand jury for a potential indictment, Bradshaw said. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grand jury

• buri
• fury

Kids Definition

grand jury

noun

: a jury that chiefly examines accusations of crime made against persons and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges on which the accused persons are later tried

Legal Definition

grand jury

noun

: a jury that examines accusations against persons charged with crime and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges on which the accused persons are later tried see also no bill and true bill at bill sense 3b, indictment compare petit jury, special grand jury